Lasting-machine



J. w. cosenovs.

-LAST|N G MACHINE.

APPLICATIONJILED MAR. 15. ms.

Patented Aug. 30, 1921.

mm P TENT" ori ice.

JOHN w. COSGROVE, or MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR rronmrnnsnon MACHINERY CORPORATION, or rA'rnnsoN, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION or I NEW JEBSEY.

To all whom itmay 00mm.- o

Be it known that I, J OHN W. Cosenovn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Medford, in the county of Middlesex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented'certain Improvements .in Lasting-Machines, of which the followingdescription, in connec-. tion with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like reference characters on the drawings indicating like parts in the several figures. r

This invention relates to machines, for. working uppers over lasts and is herein shown as embodied in av machine of the type disclosed in United States Letters Patent to IV. J. Drey No. 1,011,592.

The machine ofthe said prior-patent comprises a staple insertingmechanlsm which 1s designed to form and insert staplesof.

fine wire through the upper and the chan nel lip or, the rib or shoulder of the sole of a lasted. shoe, while the shoe is in its original lasted condition with all the lasting tacks in place. The nose of the stapler is positionedbetween two adjacenttacks to. insert a staple, and this. operation is I repeated" along.v

each side of theshoe, the staples being so,

located that they will hold the-parts per;

manently in lasted position during the succeeding sewing or welt attachingoperation,, the lasting tackshav'ing been removed before this latter operation is performed.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved side lasting machine which will operate to cause the upper to, conformto the last'along each. side thereof by a series of operations.carriedonprogressively with the successive insertion of fastenings designed tosecure the upper perq manently mthe structure of the. shoe. As

the ,fastenings are inserted, at the time the upper is made to conform to the last and are i not subsequently removed, there is no. op-. portunity for displacement of the upper, a distinct advantage over former methods of manufacture. It is to be noted, IHOI'GOVGIQ: that the steps'of inserting lasting tacks and later removing the same, in accordance with the methods practically universally employed in the past are now obviated by the improved procedure herein disclosed. A great advantage, therefore, lies in there duction in the number of machines and in the steps necessary to the making of a shoe.

In its illustrative embodiment, the inven- I LAST ING -M ACHINE.

Specification OfLetterS Patent' Aug: 30,1921- Application filed March 15, 1918. Serial No. 222,601;

tion comprises apivoted member which cooperates with and is controlled.bythefasof the shoe. i

During the operations of pulling theupper over the edge of the last and securing it it place, the anvil against which the fastening is clenching is conveniently used aassan abutment on which vthe lastedshoe is fuls 1.

crumed in those slight rocking movements by which the operative assistsi-nthe opera tioniof tensioning the upper about the last.

To improve-the operation of the machine, the'janvil referred to above \1S preferably made stationary to prevent 'movementof the work in the direction ofdrive of the fastenlugs and to provide animproved guidein presenting the work to the Il'lZtClllIlQ, and means are provided to cooperate -.w1th saidv anvil in. tensioning the upperabout the last f before the insertion of theifastenings the arrangement being such that the fastening inserting mechanism inserts the. fastenings at the end ofeach. tensioning operation.- w

In order to insurethat theedge. portion of theupper has beencarried into proper relation tothe channel lipor rib or, shoulder ,of the sole before the insertionof the fase toning, there is provided, preferablyin the fastenlng guiding. and adrlving mechanlsm, a tongue whlch wipes the upper over the edge tween thechannel lip or rib and the feather of .thesole; Ina practical :form of the in vention, .theltongue orwiper is, timedato move with the gripper meansand assists in shapingthc, upper to the last. I;

In its illustrated preferred embodiment, the invention comprises afastcning inserting -mechanism having. a fastening guiding nose which is movable forwardly as the fans-- tening is being driven.- -Preferably the gripper means is arranged to cooperate with the movable nose to tension the upper, about the last, the arrangement being such that the nose and the grippermeans are moved to conform the upper to the last prior to the insertion of the fastening.

of the'sole and tucks itinto the angle .be-.

Other features of novelty which contribute to the carrying out of objects of the 1nvention hereinbefore enumerated or of other objects of the invention which will be ap parent from a consideration of the disclosure 0f the invention in the specification and drawings will be pointed out in the following detailed description and claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side view partly in. section of one embodiment of the lasting machine of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a detail view of the upper gripping mechanism;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the upper gripping mechanism with the parts in the position they occupy at the end of the lasting operation; and

Fig. 41 is a detail view in perspective of the staple forming and driving members.

As herein above stated, Patent No. 1,011,592 shows a staple forming andsett-ing mechanism which may conveniently be used to show an illustrative embodiment of the fastening inserting element of the present invention. As shown, the standard 1 car' ries a stapling head 2 arranged to drive the staple fastenings horizontally into the work positioned against an abutment 3. The standard carries also supports for a main shaft 41 which carries a cam disk 5 for operating the staple forming and driving mechanism. Referring specially to 4: of the drawings the said mechanism will be seen to consist of an outside formero which is slotted at 7 to provide a bifurcated extremity which cooperates with'an inside former (not shown) to bend a severed piece of wire into staple form. Carried by the outside former on one side thereof is a cutter bar 8, the said bar being arranged to cooperate with the stationary cutter block (not shown) to sever the wire into proper lengths as the same is fed into position by the wire feeding mechanism shown at 9. For a complete disclosure of the wire feeding mechanism reference should behad to the patent referred to above. The outside former 6 is further provided with rack teeth 10 arranged to be engaged by a segmental rack 11 on lever 12 pivoted on the rock shaft 13 on the frame of the machine. The lever and rock shaft are caused to oscillate by means of a cam roll carried by the lever and arranged to engage in the cam groove 14 in cam disk 5. To cooperate with the outside former in the forming and driving of staples there is provided a driver 15 which is guided in a passageway in the outside former, the said passageway forming a continuation of the slot 7. It will be observed that the driver bar 15 is T-shaped in cross section to provide a staple driving portion 16 and a strengthening rib 17. Attached to the upper end of the driver bar is a mem- Inasmuch as there is a-staple guiding her carrying rack teeth 18 which are arranged to mesh with a segment rack 19 on lever 20. This lever is secured to rock shaft 21 pivoted inthe frame of the machine and is provided at its upper end with a cam roll engaging in cam slot 22 in the cam disk 5. In the operation of the machine the outside former 6 is advanced by the lever 12 to cause the severing of a length of wire fed across its lower end and the formation of a staple in cooperation with the inside former. Later the driver is actuated through the lever 20 in such timed relation that the inside former is retracted in time to permit the driver to engage the staple and carry it through the staple guiding passage and insert the same into the work.

well to the staple forming and setting mechanism of the patent referred to above.

At the forward end of the staple forming and driving mechanism there is provided a" staple guiding nose piece 23 slidably mounted in a guideway and normally held in retracted position, against a shoulder (not shown), by a spring 24 having one end en-. gaging a pin 25 on the nose piece, a stud 26 being provided in the frame of the machine for engagement with the other end of the spring. Projecting into the nose piece is a. tongue 24 formed as an integral part of the outside former 6, it being obvious, however, that the said tonguemay consist of a separate member fixedly attached to the outside former. Toward the end of the forward movement of the outside former shoulders indicated at 25 on the former engage with shoulders 26 on the nose piece to push the nose piece forwardly toward the anvil moniber 27 At the same time that the shoulders 25 and 26 come into abutting relationship,

the end 28 of the outside former engages with a shoulder at 29 on the nose piece.

assage through the portion 30 of the iiose piece, a continuous staple guiding passage in the nose piece and outside former is provided when the shoulders 28 and 29 are brought into contact with each other. When the outside former has engaged the nose piece and carried it forwardly the driver advances along the continuous staple guiding and driver guiding passage and forces the fastening into the work. Inasmuch as the tongue 2 1 is formed as an extension at the forward end of the outside former the said tongue becomes the floor of the passageway along which. the staple is moved in the driving operation.

Pivotally mounted upon the stapler head is a member 31 which operates to clamp the upper of the shoe against the forward beveled end of the nose piece as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings. The

which is ordinarilylower part 31 of the member 31 is adjustably connected to the body portion of the Inember so that the gripper member may be ad .justed in accordance with the height of the member is pivoted at 32 and is provided with,

a bifurcated upper end v33 jarranged to slidably engage a rod 34: between disks 35slidably mounted on said rod, ltwill be ob;

served that a spring 36 surrounds the rod between one disk 35 and ashoulder37 on the end of a link 38 secured/to therodt A second and lighter spring 39 surrounds the rod 34 between. the other disk 35 and. a bearing member 4&0 in-which the rod is loosely and slidably mounted. .Tn order thatthe gripper member 31 may be operated in proper timed relationrwithirespect to the nose piece, the link 88 is connected to the same lever 12 which ope at fisin the o e side former. Inasmuch as the outside former controls the movements of the nose piece there is thus established an operating mechanism for the nose piece and grippermember which will insure their properoperation in gripping the upper to tension it over the last. i r v 1 Mounted in the forward part of the stapler head is the anvil member referred to above as abutment 3., The anvil member is rigidly attached to a slide 41 which is engaged by a heavy spring indicated by dotted lines at 4:2,to hold the anvil yieldingly in the position shown in the drawings It is the in tention that the anvil will be practically stationary to serve as a work guidingabutment,"

this feature being adistinct improvement over prior constructions. Inasmuchas itoc casionally happens, however, that the work varies somewhat in thickness, it has been found desirable to provide for a slight yielding of the anvil under heavy pressure. It.

will be observed that, the anvil is so shaped that it may be positioned to clench the fasten ings on one side of the channel lip or rib of the insole, also that it acts as an abuts ment to prevent movement, of the work in the direction of drive of the fastenings.

At the time the work reaches this machine. the insole has been tacked to the last, the upper has been assembled on the last and temporarily secured in place thereon by one tack at the heel portion of the last, and the pulling-over operation has been performed in which three tacks have been driven at the toe portion. The shoe is now presented to the lasting machine of the present inven-- tion for the side lasting operation. When the machine is at-rest the gripper member 31 has lower operative end moved away from the end of the nose piece so that the edge of the upper maybe readily inserted in the space between these twomembers. At the same time the anvil member 3 is used to en-, gage the rib or channel flap of the insole to position the shoe as vit is moved along in front of-the staple guidingnose piece. ,WVhen the machine is started in operationtheigrip per member is first moved to clamp the edge portionQof the upper against the nose piece.

'lhistakesplaceat thebeginning of the forwardmovement of, the outside former and asthis forward movement continues the gripper member is forced more firmly into engagement with ,the nosepiece. During the latter part of the forward movement of the outside formerithenose piece moves with said former, the upper being carried toward the upper surface of the last, thus tensioning the upper, about the last and at the completion of this forward movement the. tongue 24* also engages theupper as clearlyshown in Fig. ofthe drawingsaand assists in tensioning the upper and in forcing it into the anglelformed by the; rib or channel flap and the'feather of the insole, a fastening being driven at the completion of this movement and clenchedagainstthe anvil. It will be noted that the operative-end of the gripper member 31 is moved towardthe last by the nose piece, thuscausingsthe .upper to be gripped more firmly as the tension n g of the upper proceeds. The i operative moves the curing; it in ,position; 'as. it is lasted along one side of the shoe. The other side is then other machine for the toe and heel seatlasting operations. v

In certain classes of work it may be found lasted, after which the shoe is sent to andesirable to make use of the arrangement in which a one-revolution clutch is provided so that the treadle has to be depressed for each operation of the machine, this arrangement permittingmore certain positioning of the work for each operation. However, the ex pert workman can perform the lasting operar tions so rapidly with the machinewhichinow embodies the invention that the provision of a one-revolution clutehacts simply as a handicap. Hence the machine has been so arranged as to its clutchcontrolling mechanism that so long as the operative presses the treadle the machine will continue to perform the operations described.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

- 1. In amachine of the class described, an abutment against which shoe parts on a last may be pressed, a fastening inserting mechanism having a fastening guiding nose, means for clamping a portion of the shoe upper against the nose, and means for moving the clamping means and nose toward the abutment to press the shoe thereagamst to tension the upper about the last, the construction and arrangement being such that theclamping pressure on the upper increases with the tensioning of the upper.

2. In a machine of the class described, an abutment against which shoe partson a last may be pressed, a fastening inserting mechanism having a fastening guiding nose, a gripper member controlled by said nose and operative to clamp a portion of the upper against the nose, and means for moving the gripper member and nose toward the abutment to press theshoe thereagainst to tension the upper about the last.

3. In a machine of the class described, an abutment against which shoe parts on a last may be pressed, a fastening inserting mechanism having a fastening guiding nose, a

gripper member for clamping a portion of.

the upper against the nose, and means for moving the gripper member and nose into gripping relation, said means operating thereafter to move the gripper member and nose toward the abutment to press the shoe thereagainst to tension the upper about the last. I

4. In a machine of the class described, an abutment against which shoe parts on a last may be pressed, a fastening inserting mechanism having a' fastening guiding nose, a gripper member for clamping a portion of the upper against the nose, and means for yieldingly actuating the gripper member into gripping relation to the nose, said means operating thereafter to move the grip per member and nose to tension the upper about the last.

5. In a machineof the class described, a machine abutment for retaining the shoe parts against movement in the direction of drive of the securing fastenings fastening inserting mechanism, and meansfor clamping a portion of a shoe upper against said mechanism, said means and mechanism being movable toward the abutment to tension the upper about the last prior to the insertion of the fastenings.

6. In a machine of the class describedga frame, a stationary anvil mounted in the frame and against which fastenings are clenched, means for intermittently"inserting the fastenings and means movable with respect to the fastening inserting means and controlledthereby for tensioning the upper of a shoe progressively about the last before the insertion of the fastenings.

7. In a machine of the class described, a frame, a stationary anvil mounted in the frame and against which fastenings are clenched, means for inserting the fastenings, and means including a gripper member conframe, astationary anvil mounted in the frame and against which fastenings are clenched, means for inserting the fast-enlngs,

and agripper membercontrolled by the fastening inserting means for tensioning the upper of a shoe about the last before the insertion of each fastening.

9. In a machine of the class described, a frame, a stationary anvil mounted in the frame and against which fastenings are clenched, means for inserting the fastenings, and a spring-pressed gripper member 006peratingwith the fastening inserting means for tensioning the upper of a shoe about the last before the insertion of each fastening.

10. In a machine of the class described, a stationary anvil against which fastenings are clenched, means for inserting the fasten ings, a pivoted gripper member cooperating with the fastening inserting means for tensioning the upper of a shoe about the last before the insertion of each fastening, and means for yieldingly actuating the member into cooperativeaction with the inserting means.

11. In a machine of the class described, an

anvil against which fastenings are clenched, fastening inserting means,'and means controlled by said first-mentioned means and movable to carry the upper of a shoe toward the-anvil to tension the same and to wipe it into final lasted position under tension in advance of the fastening inserting operation. 12. In a machine of the class described, an

'anvil shaped to furnish a backing for the channel lip or rib of an insole, fastening inserting means, and means comprising a member designed to engage one side only of a portion of'an upper and movable in cooperating with the fastening inserting means to seize the upper and tension it about the last prior to the insertion of fastenings.

13. In a machine of the class described, an anvil against which fastenings are clenched, fastening inserting means constructed and arranged to drive a fastening in a horizontal line through the upper and insole channel lip or rib of a shoe, and means controlled by said first-mentioned means for tensioning the upper about the last and then wiping it over the edge of the insole prior to the in sertion of each fastening.

14. In a machine of the class described, an anvil shaped to clench a fastening on one side of the channel lip or rib of an insole, means for intermittently inserting fastenings through an upper and into the lip or rib of the insole, said means comprising an outside fastening forming member, and means controlled by said member forprogressively tensioning the upper about the last and wiping it'over the edge'of the insole prior to the insertion of each fastening.

-15."In a machine of the class described, a. vertically stationary abutment, against which shoe parts on alast may be pressed, fastening inserting mechanism comprising a fastening guiding no'se,ai1d'1neans arranged to be controlled. by 'the 'nose and to cobperate therewith for tensioningn shoe upper about the last'pro ressively during insertion oi: the fastenmgs:

whichshoe partson a last may be pressed,

mechanism constructed and arranged to drive fastenings intermittently into the up-V per of a shoe and into the channel lip or rib of an lnsole, and means comprlslng a yieldingl'y mountedmember cooperating with the inserting mechanism for seizing theup per and for thereafter tensioning'"it aboutthe last progressively during the insertion of the fastenings.

18. In ain'achine of the class described, a vertically stationary abutment against which shoe parts on a" last may be pressed, mechanism comprising a fastening guiding nozzle for inserting fastenings into the upper of a shoe, and means comprising a 'mov able member controlled by the inserting mechanism and mounted independently of the nozzle and movable therewith for tensioning the upper before th'e insertion of the fastening'flsaid means and mechanism coeperating"furthento tuck the upper into the angle between the channel 11p and the feather of the insole? before the insertion of eachfasteningl' i 5 19. In a machine of the class described, a vertically stationary abutment against which shoe parts ona last maybe pressed, mechanism forinserting fastenings into the upper of a shoe, and nova-me means controlled by the fastening 1 inserting mecha which'shoe parts'on' a last may be pressed,

'mechanism for inserting fastenings into the 'upperof a shoe, andmeans for pressing a portion of the upper against the mechanism, the means and mechanism then moving to tension the upper about the last and to tuck :flportion of the upper into the angle between the channel lip and the feather of the insolebefore'the insertion of the fastening.

l 21; In machine of the class described,

aivertically' stationary abutment against wh ch shoeparts ona last may be pressed, mechanism for msertmg fastenmgs into the upper of'a shoe, and means for yieldingly clamping va portion of the upper against the mechanism, the means and mechanlsm thereafter movingtotension the upper about the last before the insertion of the fastening.

22., Ina machine of the class described, a

stationary anvil against which faste'nings are clenched, means for inserting the fastenings, and a gripper member for pressing a portion of the upper against the inserting means, said member and said means thereafter cocperating to tension the upper about the last before the insertion of the fastening.

inserting fastenings into the upper of the shoe, a pivoted grippermember for clamping a portion of the upper against theinserting mechanism, said member and mechanism thereafter operating to tension the upper about the last and to tuck the upper into the angle between the channel lip and the feather of the insole, and means to yieldingly actuate the gripper member.

25. In a machine of theclas's described,

a fastening inserting mechanism comprising a movable'fastenmg guldmg nose shaped to engage the upper of a shoe, an abutment mounted to yield against excessive'pressure and against which the shoe may be pressed to prevent movement thereofin the directionof drive of the fastenings, and means cooperating with the nose to tension the upper about the last before the insertion of each fastening. f

'26, In a machine of the class described, a fastening inserting mechanism comprising a fastening guiding nose shaped'toengage the upper of a shoe, an abutment against which the shoe may be pressed, and means controlled by said mechanism for cooperating with the nose and the abutment to tension the upper about the last and to tuck a portion of the upper into the angle between the channel lip and the feather of the insole before the insertion of the fastening.

27. In a machine of the class described, a fastening inserting mechanism comprising a movable fastening guiding nose shaped to engage the upper of a shoe, an abutment against which the shoe may be pressed, and a gripper member controlled by said nose and cooperating therewith to tension the upper about the last before the insertion of the fastening.

28. In a machine of the class described, a fastening inserting mechanism comprising a fastening guiding nose shaped to engage the upper of a shoe, an abutment against which the shoe may be pressed, a gripper member cooperating with the nose to tension the upper about the last, and means for actuating said member and said nose to carry a portion of the upper over the edge of the shoe sole.

29. In a machine of the class described, a fastening inserting mechanism comprising a fastening guiding nose shaped to engage the upper of a shoe, an abutment against which the shoe maybe pressed, a gripper member cooperating with the nose to tension the upper about the last, and interconnected means for operating the gripper member and the fastening guiding nose for carrying a portion of the upper over the edge of the sole.

30. In a machine of the class described, a fastening inserting mechanism comprising a fastening guiding nose shaped to engage the upper of a shoe, an abutment against which the shoe may be pressed, a gripper member cooperating with the nose to carry a portion of the upper over the edge of the sole, and means for movingboth the gripper member and the nose toward each other to grip the upper firmly preliminary to their upper tensioning action.

31. In a machine of the class described, a fastening inserting mechanism comprising a fastening guiding nose shapedto engage the upperof a shoe, an abutment against which the shoe may be pressed, a pivoted gripper member cooperating with the nose, means for operating the fastening guiding nose, and a yielding connection between the nose operating means andthe' gripper mem her for causing the latter to clamp the upper against the nose, the arrangement be such that the nose and the gripper member therafter move together to tension the upper before the insertion of a fastening.

32. In a machine of the class described, an anvil shaped to clench staples on one side of the channel lip or rib of a shoe sole. means for stapling through portions of a shoe upper and the lip or rib of the sole, said means comprising a staple guiding nose and means yieldingly movable for clamping a portion of an ,upper against sald nose and for acting in cooperation with the stapling sertion of a staple fastening.

34. In a machine of the class described, a stationary anvil against which staples are clenched, means for stapling through portions of the upper and sole of a shoe, a

gripper member cooperating with the stapling means for pulling the upper into place before the insertion of a staple fastening, and means for yieldingly actuating the gripper member.

35. In a machine of the class described, an anvil against which staples are clenched, means for stapling through portions of the upper and sole of a shoe, a pivoted gripper member cooperating with the stapling means for pulling the upper into place before the insertion of a staple fastening, and interconnected means comprising a single lever for actuating the gripper member and the stapling means.

36. In a machine of the class described, an anvil against which staples are clenched, means for stapling through portions of the upper and sole of a shoe, a gripper member pivoted to the frame of the machine and having a bifurcated upper end, a slidable rod passing through said bifurcated end, springs on the rod, one on each side of the upper end of the gripper member arranged to press thereon to position the gripper member in work-receiving relation with respect to the stapling means, operating mechanism for the staplingmeans, and a con nection between said mechanism and said rod, the arrangement being such that the gripper member is yieldingly pressed a ainst the stapling means to clamp the work thereon and is thereafter moved with the staplingmeans to position the work for the stapling operation.

37. In a machine ofthe class described, an abutment against whichthe shoe may be fulcrumed and mounted to yield under excessive pressure, fastening inserting means comprising a fastening guidingnose, a wiper movable through said nose to lay the upper over the edge of the sole, and means cooperating with the nose to grip the upper and with the wiper to tension the upper about the last before the insertion of the fastenings.

38. In a machine of the class described.

an abutment against which the shoe may be fulerumed and'mounted to yield'under excessive pressure, fastening inserting means, a wiper to lay the upper over the edge of the sole, and amember cooperating with the inserting' meansto grip theupp'e'r and -with the w'iper to tension the upper aboutthe last prior to theinsertion of each individual clamping a portion ofthe upper'a'gainst the nose while the said tongue'wipesthe upper over the edge of th'esole. i

4L0. In a machine of anabutment against which 'a'shoe part one last-may be pressed, a fastening inserting mechanism having a fastening guiding nose and a tongue arranged to operate through the nose, and auirember cooperating with the nose to grip the upper and with"the tongue to tension the upper over the last and to wipe a portion of the upper over the edge of the sole;

41. In a'machine of the class described, an abutment against which a shoe'pa'rt on a last vmay be pressed,a fastening inserting mechanism having a fastening guiding nose and a tongue arrangedto operate "through the nose, and a' member cooperating with the nose and the tongue to tension the upper over the last and towipe a portion of the upper over the edge of the sole, said abutment being mounted toyield slightly" under excessive pressure.

42. In machine oftl1e class described, an abutment against whicha shoe part one last may be pressed, a fastening inserting mechanism having a fastening guiding'nose and a tongue arranged to operate through the nose, and a yieldingly mounted, member cooperating'with the nose and thetongueto tension the upper over the last towipe a portion 'of the upper over the'edgeof the sole, said nose and tongue being arranged to move toward the abutment to perform the operations described.

43. In a machine of the class described, an anvil against which the fastening is clenched, and a. fastening forming and driving mechanism comprising an outside former for forming and guiding the staple, a fastening driver, and a. fastening guiding nose separate from the outside former and arranged to be projected toward the anvil to guide the fastening into the work on the anvil. 1 14. In a machine of the class described, an anvil against which the fastening is clenched, and a fastening forming and drivhe class described, -the-sole whileit'is so held."

ing mechanism comprising an outside former for forming and gulding the staple, a faste1nng*dr1;ver,-"a fastening guiding nose arranged to inclose the outer end'of the outside Jforlner by which said noseis projected in'the direction of the anvil, and a spring to return the nose to normal position.

45. In a machine of the class described, a fastening inserting mechanism comprising an butside former and a fastening guiding nose-arrangedto move toward the work during insertionof 'a fastening therein, spring means for returning the nose to retracted positioma stationary anvil' for holding'the sole normally againstano-vement in the plane of-action of-the fastening inserting means, and means movable through said nose for wiping theupp'er over the edge of 469In'a machineof the class described, a fastening inserting mechanism arranged to move toward the work in'inserting afastening' therein; a stationary anvil for holding 'the solenormally against movement in the plane of actionofthe' fastening inserting means, and means arranged to be controlled by the movable fastening inserting means and to cooperate therewith for tensioning theupp'er about the last while the work including thesoleis so held.

47. In a machine of the classdescribed, a fastening inserting mechanism arranged to *move toward the 'work in inserting a fastening therein,'- a stationary: fanvil for holding the sole of a shoe normally against movement in the plane of action of the fastening inserting means, means for wiping the upper of the shoe over the edge of the sole, and a movablemember designed to engage one side only of a portion of the upper and arranged to cooperate yieldingly with the movable fastening inserting mechanism to tension the upper about the last, said means and member being arranged to operate on the upper'while the work is held by the engagement of the; anvil with the sole as set forth. i Y 48.- A machine for lasting the upper of a shoe and progressively securing the upper to a sole" comprising a fastening inserting mechanism arranged to drive fastenings through the upper and through the rib or .which the shoe may be turned during the tensioning operation. 4

49. A machine for lasting a shoe upper and progressively securing the upper to a sole comprising a fastening inserting mechanism arranged to drive fastenings through the upper and through the rib or channel lip of the sole and clench the same, said mechanism having a fastening guiding nose, means for clamping the upper against the nose, and means for moving the clamping means and nose to draw the upper about the last in the lasting operation.

50. A machine for lasting a. shoe upper and progressively securing the upper to a sole comprising a fastening inserting mechanism arranged to drive fastenings through the upper and through the rib or channel lip of the sole and clench the same, said mechanism having a fastening guiding nose, a member movable to clamp the upper against the nose, and means for moving the member and nose to draw the upper about the last in the lasting operation.

51. A machine for lasting a shoe upper and progressively securing the upper to a sole comprising a, fastening inserting mechanism arranged to drive fastenings through the upper and through the rib or channel lip of the sole and clench the same, and means cooperating with the said mechanism for gripping a portion of the upper and for tensioning the upper about the last prior to the insertion of the fastenings, a portion of the inserting mechanism serving as a fulcrum about which the shoe may be turned during the tensioning operation. p

52. In a machine for lasting a shoe, a movable gripper means in cooperation with a fastening inserting mechanism to grip a shoe upper and then to tension it about the last prior to the insertion of the fastenings, said fastening inserting mechanism thereafter operating to insert fastenings through the upper and into the channel lip or rib of an insole to secure the upper in lasted position.

53. In a machine of the class described, an anvil against which fastenings are clenched, fastening inserting means com prising a movable fastening guiding nose, and a wiping means, said nose and wiping means being movable toward the anvil to tension the upper of a shoe about thelast prior to the insertion of the fastenings, means for operating the Wiping means, and

means. including a spring for operatingthe nose. I I 1 54., In. a machine of the class described, an o anvil against which fastenings are clenched, and means for seizing the upper 07: a shoe and thereafter lZGIlSlOIllIlglt-ilbOUt a last and inserting fastenings to be clenched against said anvil, said means comprising fastening'inserting mechanism and upper gripping means controlled by said mechanism.' 7

55. In machine of the class described, an anvil constructedto engage the channel lip or rib or shoulder of an insole and arranged to serve as an abutment stationary in the direction of the line of drive of the fastenings for positioning the work as it is moved transversely to said direction for the successive insertion of fastenings, mechanism for inserting 'fa-stenings successively through a shoe upper andthe lip or rib or shoulder aforesaid, and means controlled by said mechanism for tensioning the upper about the last and wiping it over the edge of the insole and into firm contact with the lip or rib or shoulder of the insole progressively with the insertion of fastenings, said fastening inserting mechanism and means being operative to last the upper and secure it permanently in lasted position progressively along one side and then along the other sideof the shoe;

56. In a machine of the class described, an abutment shaped to engage the channel lip or rib of an insole to prevent movement thereof in the direction of drive of the fas-.

tenings, inserting mechanism arranged to drive fastenings through a shoe upper and into the lip or rib of the insole, and means movable relatively to the abutment and to inserting mechanism and above the lip or rib to engage the upper to clamp a portion filrereof against the inserting mechanism, said mechanism and means thereafter cooperating progressively to tension the upper about the last during the insertion of the fastenings.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

JOHN w. oosenovn. 

